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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicLabour wages

Topic: Labour wages

Police detain 104 protesting Samsung workers in TN for planning a march demanding higher wages

Workers have been protesting near the plant, demanding higher wages, CITU-backed union recognition, and better working hours since last week.

Focus on gig workers isn’t enough. New report paints bleak picture of India’s wage labourers

Policy neglect, uncertain job market, and increased contractualisation are making labourers' economic condition worse. Inflation is negating purchasing power too.

On Camera

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.